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29th. May. 2020. Daily Devotion.
At a funeral recently I used the following verses which are a part of a selection in the liturgy I do not often use. During the service they struck a chord with me. 14 Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his […]
28th. May. 2020. Daily Devotion.
A comment in a blog set me thinking about the mercy of God: And while I do not subscribe to the particular theological school of thought which would insist that God somehow caused all of this, for what God of love would will such suffering to countless thousands of God’s beloved? Even so? I am […]
27th. May. 2020. Daily Devotion.
Sole Provider, Sole Comforter “27 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I […]
26th. May. 2020. Daily Devotion.
This poignant scripture caught my attention yesterday: Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds. 2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may […]
25th. May. 2020. Daily Devotion.
13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15 As evening approached, the disciples came to him […]
23rd. May. Daily Devotion.
20th May 2020 A Candle in the Window Peter Millar Words to encourage us in tough times. […]
22nd. May. 2020. Daily Devotion.
God Works for You Psalm 121 A song of ascents. 1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains – where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip – he who watches over you will not […]
21st. May. 2020.Daily Devotion.
Our thoughts today are about faithfulness and consistency in our faith, endurance in prayer and the works of love. We are called to deepen all these attributes by consistent application. I’ve been tackling a concert piece by an American composer called Gottschalk, a bravura composition that is tricky and precise. It can be tedious to […]
20th. May. 2020. Daily Devotion.
All of us long for goodness in our lives. We are seeing many examples of it as people reach out in love during this pandemic. But we are also hearing of evil and exploitation of lovelessness and carelessness. The only thing we can do about it is to ensure that we maintain our own commitment […]
19th. May. 2020. Daily Devotion.
Yesterday I received two requests for prayer for children. The first was from a school friend in Lockerbie, asking for prayer a child in the Church of Scotland congregation there, two-year-old Tanya who is suffering from a serious but yet undiagnosed liver disorder. The other was through the Presbytery of Dunfermline thus: My eldest cousin […]